Just bought a 9" Makita which I want to use for slabs as well as cutting out concrete. The instructions say for cutting discs I need a different guard to protect from sparks. Do I? It's another £25 and don't think Screwfix who sold me the a g even stock them.

On 01/10/2018 18:37, Peter wrote:
Just bought a 9" Makita which I want to use for slabs as well as cutting out concrete. The instructions say for cutting discs I need a different guard to protect from sparks. Do I? It's another £25 and don't think Screwfix who sold me the a g even stock them.

How can a simple guard cost that much? It's a con.

Bill

On Monday, 1 October 2018 18:37:43 UTC+1, Peter wrote:

Just bought a 9" Makita which I want to use for slabs as well as cutting out concrete. The instructions say for cutting discs I need a different guard to protect from sparks. Do I? It's another £25 and don't think Screwfix who sold me the a g even stock them.

The Aldi 5" one I just got came with 2 guards, the one for cutting is fully enclosed over 50% of its circumference. It reduces contact risk & sparks. Upto you whether you use such a guard or not.


NT

On 01/10/2018 18:52, wrote:
On Monday, 1 October 2018 18:37:43 UTC+1, Peter wrote:

Just bought a 9" Makita which I want to use for slabs as well as cutting out concrete. The instructions say for cutting discs I need a different guard to protect from sparks. Do I? It's another £25 and don't think Screwfix who sold me the a g even stock them.

The Aldi 5" one I just got came with 2 guards, the one for cutting is fully enclosed over 50% of its circumference. It reduces contact risk & sparks. Upto you whether you use such a guard or not.


Be aware of your surroundings and where the sparks are going. If
working on your driveway in the vicinity of your car make sure the
sparks don't hit the car or you may find pits in your bumper and plastic
headlight lenses. Similarly sparks hitting plastic double glazing
surrounds/doors.


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On 01/10/2018 18:52, wrote:
On Monday, 1 October 2018 18:37:43 UTC+1, Peter wrote:

Just bought a 9" Makita which I want to use for slabs as well as cutting
out concrete. The instructions say for cutting discs I need a different
guard to protect from sparks. Do I? It's another £25 and don't think
Screwfix who sold me the a g even stock them.

The Aldi 5" one I just got came with 2 guards, the one for cutting is
fully enclosed over 50% of its circumference. It reduces contact risk &
sparks. Upto you whether you use such a guard or not.


Be aware of your surroundings and where the sparks are going. If working
on your driveway in the vicinity of your car make sure the sparks don't
hit the car or you may find pits in your bumper and plastic headlight
lenses. Similarly sparks hitting plastic double glazing surrounds/doors.

It isnt great for glass either, the spark can end up embedded in the glass.

On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 07:01:51 +1000, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again:



Be aware of your surroundings and where the sparks are going. If working
on your driveway in the vicinity of your car make sure the sparks don't
hit the car or you may find pits in your bumper and plastic headlight
lenses. Similarly sparks hitting plastic double glazing surrounds/doors.

It isnt great for glass either, the spark can end up embedded in the glass.

You just HAD to go one better again, eh, you 85-year-old abnormal senile
Ozzie cretin?

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On Monday, 1 October 2018 22:02:05 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
"alan_m" wrote in message
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On 01/10/2018 18:52, tabbypurr wrote:
On Monday, 1 October 2018 18:37:43 UTC+1, Peter wrote:

Just bought a 9" Makita which I want to use for slabs as well as cutting
out concrete. The instructions say for cutting discs I need a different
guard to protect from sparks. Do I? It's another £25 and don't think
Screwfix who sold me the a g even stock them.

The Aldi 5" one I just got came with 2 guards, the one for cutting is
fully enclosed over 50% of its circumference. It reduces contact risk &
sparks. Upto you whether you use such a guard or not.


Be aware of your surroundings and where the sparks are going. If working
on your driveway in the vicinity of your car make sure the sparks don't
hit the car or you may find pits in your bumper and plastic headlight
lenses. Similarly sparks hitting plastic double glazing surrounds/doors..

It isnt great for glass either, the spark can end up embedded in the glass.

that's the 2nd thing you got right this year.